Definition
The branch of ethics that attempts to provide principles or theories for determining what actions are right or wrong and what kinds of things are good or bad. It asks 'What should I do?' and 'How should I live?'
Etymology
From Latin 'norma' (rule/standard) and Greek 'ethikos' (relating to character). The term gained prominence in 20th-century philosophy to distinguish this practical branch from metaethics, which studies the nature of moral language and concepts.
Kelly Says
This is the 'practical' branch of ethics that actually tries to help you decide whether to lie to protect someone's feelings or tell a harsh truth — it's philosophy you can use in daily moral dilemmas! Unlike metaethics, which asks what 'good' means, normative ethics asks what actually is good.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተማሪ ህግ
as.tə.ma.ri hɨg
ARالعربية
أخلاقيات.normative
ʾax.lā.qi.āt nor.ma.tiv
BNবাংলা
নৈতিক নিয়ম
naitik niyam
CACatalà
ètica normativa
e.ti.ka nor.ma.ti.va
CSČeština
normativní etika
nor.ma.tiv.ni ˈɛ.tɪ.ka
DADansk
normativ etik
nor.ma.tiv ˈe.tik
DEDeutsch
normative Ethik
nor.ma.ti.və ˈeː.tɪk
ELΕλληνικά
νορμα티βική ηθική
nor.mativikí ithikí
ESEspañol
ética normativa
e.ti.ka nor.ma.ti.va
FAفارسی
اخلاقیات هنجاری
ax.lā.qi.āt han.jā.rī
FISuomi
normatiivinen etiikka
nor.ma.ti.i.vi.nen ˈe.tik.ka
FRFrançais
éthique normative
e.tik nor.ma.tiv
GUGU
નૈતિક નિયમ
nai.tik ni.yam
HEעברית
אתיקה נורמטיבית
e.ti.ka nor.ma.tiv.it
HIहिन्दी
नैतिक नियम
naitik niyam
HUMagyar
normatív etika
nor.ma.tiv ˈɛ.tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
etika normatif
e.ti.ka nor.ma.tif
IGIG
ụkpụrụ omume
u.kpu.ru o.mume
ITItaliano
etica normativa
e.ti.ka nor.ma.ti.va
KKKK
нормативтік этика
nor.ma.tiv.tik ɛ.ti.ka
KMKM
សីលធម៌ធម្មជាតិ
siː.lə.tʰɔɔ.mɔɔ.tʰɔɔ.mə.tɕiət
MRMR
नैतिक नियम
naitik niyam
MSBahasa Melayu
etika normatif
e.ti.ka nor.ma.tif
MYမြန်မာ
စည်းကမ်းနှင့်ပတ်သက်သော နိုင်ငံရေးပညာ
sɪʔ.kɛ́ɰ̃ n̥ɪ́ɰ̃ pə.tɛʔ.θɔ̀ ɲàiɰ̃.ɡəɰ̃.ɲàɰ̃ pɪ́ɰ̃.ɲà
NLNederlands
normatieve ethiek
nor.ma.ti.və ˈe.tik
NONorsk
normativ etikk
nor.ma.tiv ˈɛ.tik
PAPA
ਨੈਤਿਕ ਨਿਯਮ
naitik niyam
PLPolski
etyka normatywna
ɛ.tɨ.ka nor.matɨv.na
PTPortuguês
ética normativa
e.ti.ka nor.ma.ti.va
RORomână
etică normativă
e.ti.ka nor.ma.tivə
RUРусский
нормативная этика
nor.ma.tiv.na.ja ɛ.ti.ka
SVSvenska
normativ etik
nor.ma.tiv ˈe.tik
SWKiswahili
maadili ya kawaida
ma.a.dili ya ka.wa.i.da
TAதமிழ்
நெறிமுறை நெறி
neṟimurai neṟi
TEతెలుగు
నైతిక నియమం
naitika niyamaṁ
THไทย
จริยศาสตร์เชิงบรรทัดฐาน
tɕɑː.rìt sɑt tɕʰiŋ ban.tʰat.tʰɑːn
TLTL
etika normatibo
e.ti.ka nor.ma.ti.bo
TRTürkçe
normatif etik
nor.ma.tif ɛ.tik
UKУкраїнська
нормативна етика
nor.ma.tiv.na ɛ.ti.ka
URاردو
نормیٹو اخلاقیات
nor.mī.ṭo ax.lā.qi.āt
VITiếng Việt
đạo đức chuẩn mực
ɗaːo ɗək tʃuɑn mək
ZUZU
isiko lolwazi
i.si.ko lo.lwa.zi